Demographics

Universities Have Sold a Whole Generation a Lie

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Some day, Donald Trump may lead America into a golden era of reindustrialisation, or perhaps one last hurrah before China’s domination of materials and manufacturing knocks the US off its number  read more »

Gary, Indiana and Urban Existentialism, Part 2

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Planners know that architecture is a profession closely aligned with urban planning.  read more »

Gary, Indiana and Urban Existentialism, Part 1

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I recently saw a good story about Gary, Indiana  read more »

The Spectre of Communism Haunts the West — Mamdani is Only the Beginning

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The surprisingly easy election of the Marxist Zohran Mamdani represents a critical turning point, not only for my hometown of New York, but for all the West.  read more »

Knowledge Intensive Balkan Regions

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The Balkan region has impressive potential for knowledge intensive jobs in Europe. While Albania is far behind, there is a strong growth of knowledge intensive jobs.  read more »

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This is How MAGA Falls

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As in his first term, Donald Trump now presides over a visibly sinking ship as his approval ratings slide. MAGA, a movement built around the personality of one man  read more »

The Rise of Latino America

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In a recent focus group we held with 11 U.S. and foreign-born Latinos in Riverside, California, most of the participants expressed grave concerns about the breakup of hard-working and law-abiding families in what one participant called ICE’s “war” against Latinos.  read more »

The Catholic Model for a Post-Protestant America

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In my book Life in the Negative World, I noted that unlike minority groups, American white Protestants had not found it necessary to create their own  read more »

The Latest On Metro Areas and Educational Attainment

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Back at the beginning of this century, there was a lot of discussion on the rise of the creative or knowledge economy as being at the forefront of future of American economic prosperity.  read more »

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The Two Americas

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The late Charlie Kirk may have been best known for his conservative politics, but those politics also resonated with traditional values, religious faith, and family life — one side of a critical divide in our society.  read more »